湖南省湘潭市钢城试验中学高三英语测试题含解析

湖南省湘潭市钢城试验中学高三英语测试题含解析一、选择题1.________wasneededatthattime,shetoldme,wassomegoodluck.A.That

B.As

C.Which

D.What参考答案：D2.StevePaulJobspassedawayinAmericaonOctober6th,2001,_____deathmademillionsofpeoplefeelsorrowful.

A.whose

B.which

C.when

D.where

参考答案：A3.Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A.got

B.pushed

C.sailed参考答案：C【详解】考查动词辨析。got得到；pushed推；sailed掠，飘，浮游。分析语境可知，本句是指“那本书在空中传到（飘向）黛德姑妈那，她（拿过书）开始大声朗读”。故选C。4.Itisreportedthatsomejournalistsfromcertainpressesgotthemselves_______falsereportingtheminedisasterandtheyare_______acceptinghush(沉默)moneyA.involvedin;accusedof

B.involvedwith;chargedof

C.tobeinvolvedin;chargedwith

D.involvedin;accusedwith参考答案：A5.Idon’tthinkwearefacingacommunicationproblem._________,wearecommunicatingmoresmoothlythanever.A.InotherwordsB.Ontheotherhand

C.Onthecontrary

D.Atthesametime参考答案：C【命题立意】考查介词短语的用法。句意：A.Inotherwords换句话说；B.Ontheotherhand另一方面；Onthecontrary相反；D.Atthesametime同时。我认为我们没有面对一个交际问题，相反我们比任何时候都交往地更顺利。故选C。6.―Areyousatisfiedwithwhatshehasdone?

―Notalittle.Itcan’tbe________.

A.anyworse

B.anybetter

C.sowell

D.sobad参考答案：B略7.Thisnewmodelofcarissopricedthatitis____thereachofthosewithaverageincomes,sothatmanyofuscanaffordtobuyone.A.over

B.within

C.beyond

D.below参考答案：B8.TraditionalfolkartsofTianjinlikepapercutting

atthecultureshowofthe2013JinzhouWorldExpo.A.areexhibiting

B.isexhibiting

C.arebeingexhibited

D.isbeingexhibited参考答案：C9.It’simportantforgraduatestofindaproperjob,________inwhichtheycanbringtheirpotential

intofullplay.

A.that

B.what

C.one

D.theone参考答案：C10.Itwasinthesmallhouse________wasdestroyedbytheflood________hespenthischildhood.A.which;that

B.that;where

C.which;where

D.that;which参考答案：A11.﹣Waiter!AcupoficedCappuccino，please．Ithirstforacoolcoffeeonsuchahotday．﹣________（）A．Whynot？ B．Forhereortogo？C．Mypleasure． D．Cheerup．参考答案：B．﹣﹣服务员！请来一杯冰镇的卡普契诺咖啡．这么热的天我渴望一杯凉咖啡．﹣﹣在这儿吃还是带走？本题考查情景交际；A．为什么不…？（用以提出一建议或对一建议表示同意）；B．在这儿吃还是外卖？C．不客气，不用谢；D．开心点，振作点．根据语境选B．12.Ourschooldoesn't

students'stayingintheclassroomtoolong．Wethinktheyshouldhavetimeforsports．A．advocate

B．admit

C．assess

D．approach参考答案：A

13.Thejoyoflivingcomesfrom______weputintoliving．（）A．what B．that C．where D．how参考答案：A由语境与句子分析，______weputintoliving．是充当介词的宾语，而宾语从句中put后缺少宾语，that引导宾语从句不充当任何成分，where充当地点状语，how在宾语从句中作状语，指方式和状态．故选A．14.Thecareer,

shedevotedherselfsomuch,finallytookoffassheliked.A．which

B.fromwhich

C．ofwhich

D．towhich参考答案：D15.______Iamwillingtohelp，Idon’thavemuchtimeavailable．A．What

B．When

C．While

D．Where参考答案：27．C考察让步状语从句，while放在句首相当于although。

略16.When___comestorepairingamachine,Ihavelittleknowledgeofit.

A.that.

B.it

C.one

D.this参考答案：B17.Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent

wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A.might

B.could

C.shall

D.will参考答案：C18.——Howmuchsaltdidyouputinthesoup?

——I’msorrytosay,_________,Iforgot.

A.none

B.noone

C.nothing

D.no参考答案：A略19.

_____byJamesGoodall’sexample,manyotherzoologistshavebegunworkingwithapesinthewild.

A.Tobeinspired

B.Inspired

C.Inspiring

D.Havinginspired参考答案：B二、完型填空20.Itwasmyfirstyearofgraduateschoolandmyprofessorwasstandingontheplatform.Hewastellingusabouta____21____hemadeyearsago.Aboutadecadeearlier,myprofessorhadbeenasalesmanageratalargecompany.Theywere____22____anationalcampaignandpreparingforamajorbrandlaunch.Myprofessorwas____23____theoperation.Foralmosttwomonthsbeforethelaunchday,hewas____24____alloverthecountrytotalkwithmajorpartners.____25____crossingthecountryonflights,hewasalsotryingto____26____hisdepartment.Forweekshewouldhavemeetingsallday,answer____27____andphonecallsallnight,and____28____threeorfourhoursofsleep.Theweekbeforethebiglaunchday,hisbody____29____.Hehadtoberushedtothehospital.Majororganshadstartedto____30____fromthelong-termstress.Hespentthenexteightdaysinhospital,____31____todoanythingasthelaunchdaycameandwent.Imaginethatyour____32____andenergyareabucketofwater.Inyourdailylife,therearethingsthat____33____yourbucketup.Theseareinputslikesleep,nutrition,laughter,andotherformsof____34____.Therearealsoforcesthatdrain(使排出)thewaterfromyourbucket.Theseare____35____likestressfromworkorschool,relationshipproblems,orotherformsofanxiety.Theforcesthatdrainyourbucketaren’tall____36____.Toliveaproductivelife,itcanbeimportanttohavesomethings____37____outofyourbucket.Workinghardinthegym,atschool,orattheofficeallowsyoutoproducesomething____38____.Butpositiveoutputsarestilloutputsandtheydrainyourenergy____39____.Theseoutputsaregradual.Evenalittleleakcanresultinsignificantwaterloss____40____time.21.A.prediction B.decision C.fortune D.mistake22.A.attheendof B.inthemiddleof C.atthemercyof D.onthewayto23.A.sponsoring B.leading C.assisting D.adopting24.A.researching B.driving C.flying D.inspecting25.A.Before B.Though C.While D.Since26.A.run B.promote C.expand D.observe27.A.emails B.charges C.problems D.doors28.A.pullin B.squeezein C.takein D.bringin29.A.giveup B.givein C.giveout D.giveaway30.A.disappear B.suffer C.function D.fail31.A.ready B.unwilling C.eager D.unable32.A.health B.status C.success D.reputation33.A.break B.pack C.fill D.cover34.A.rest B.recovery C.entertainment D.accommodation35.A.restrictions B.consequences C.examples D.outputs36.A.uncontrollable B.unpredictable C.uncomfortable D.unfavorable37.A.flowing B.slipping C.escaping D.growing38.A.typical B.valuable C.casual D.exotic39.A.suddenly B.surprisingly C.partly D.thoroughly40.A.over B.beyond C.after D.before参考答案：21.D

22.B

23.B

24.C

25.C

26.A

27.A

28.B

29.C

30.D

31.D

32.A

33.C

34.B

35.D

36.D

37.A

38.B

39.C

40.A本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过分享自己的教授当年因过度劳累而使身体出问题，进而影响了重要工作的故事来告诫我们：凡事要劳逸结合。【21题详解】考查名词。A.prediction预测；B.decision决定；C.fortune运气；D.mistake错误。根据下文内容可知，作者的教授讲述了自己当年犯下的不注意劳逸结合的错误(mistake)。故选D。【22题详解】考查介词短语。A.attheendof在……结束时；B.inthemiddleof在……中间；C.atthemercyof任由……摆布；D.onthewayto在去……的路上。当时，这家大公司正忙于一项全国性的活动。inthemiddleof(doing)sth.“忙于(做)某事”，符合语境。故选B。【23题详解】考查动词。A.sponsoring赞助；B.leading领导；C.assisting协助；D.adopting采纳。根据下文描述的教授与重要合伙人洽谈、整天开会等忙碌的情形可推知，教授领导(leading)这个项目的运行。故选B。【24题详解】考查动词。A.researching研究；B.driving开车；C.flying飞行；D.inspecting检查。根据下文中的"crossingthecountryonflights"可知，教授乘飞机(flying)在全国奔波。故选C。【25题详解】考查连接词。A.Before之前；B.Though尽管；C.While当……时候；D.Since自从。在乘飞机飞往全国各地工作的期间，他还努力管理着自己的部门。故选C。【26题详解】考查动词。A.run奔跑，管理；B.promote提升；C.expand扩展；D.observe观察。在乘飞机飞往全国各地工作的期间，他还努力管理着自己的部门。run在此表示“管理，经营”。故选A。【27题详解】考查名词。A.emails邮件；B.charges收费；C.problems问题；D.doors大门。连续几周，他白天开会，晚上回复电子邮件(emails)和接电话，挤出三四个小时的时间睡觉。故选A。【28题详解】考查动词短语。A.pullin赚(大笔钱)，驶向路边(或某处)停靠；B.squeezein挤进去；C.takein吸收；D.bringin带来。连续几周，他白天开会，晚上回复电子邮件(emails)和接电话，挤出三四个小时的时间睡觉。故选B。【29题详解】考查动词短语。A.giveup放弃；B.givein屈服；C.giveout精疲力竭；D.giveaway赠送。根据下文中的Hehadtoberushedtothehospital可知，长期超负荷工作导致教授身体(body)垮掉，不得不住院治疗。解答此题的关键在于理解空后的“gaveout”，该短语意为“(人体某一部分)不能正常工作，变得无力”。故选C。【30题详解】考查动词。A.disappear消失；B.suffer遭受痛苦；C.function功能；D.fail失败，失灵。因为长期的压力，他的主要器官已经开始衰竭。fail在这里表示“(机件或人体器官)失灵，丧失功能”。故选D。【31题详解】考查形容词。A.ready准备好的；B.unwilling不乐意的；C.eager渴望的；D.unable不能够的。教授在医院里度过了接下来的八天，发行日到来又过去，他却不能(unable)做任何事情。故选D。【32题详解】考查名词。A.health健康；B.status地位；C.success成功；D.reputation名声。根据上文提到的关于教授身体出问题的内容可知，此处表示想象你的健康(health)和精力就像一桶水。故选A。【33题详解】考查动词。A.break打破；B.pack打包；C.fill填满；D.cover覆盖；在日常生活中，各类事情把你的“桶”填满。fillup“填满，装满”，符合语境。故选C。【34题详解】考查名词。A.rest休息；B.recovery恢复；C.entertainment娱乐；D.accommodation食宿。根据空前的sleep,nutrition,laughter,andotherformsof可知，空处所填词应能涵盖sleep,nutrition,laughter，指能填满你的“桶”的东西(即恢复健康和精力的东西)，故recovery“恢复”符合语境。故选B。【35题详解】考查名词。A.restrictions限制；B.consequences结果；C.examples例子；D.outputs输出。前面提到了“inputs”，根据空后的“stress,relationshipproblems”可知，空处所填词含义应与inputs的含义相反，故outputs（输出）符合语境。空前的“drain(使排出)thewaterfromyourbucket”及最后一段中的“outputs”也是提示。故选D。【36题详解】考查形容词。A.uncontrollable不可控的；B.unpredictable不可预测的；C.uncomfortable不舒服的；D.unfavorable不支持的。让你的“桶”中的水往外流的力量不都是有害的(unfavorable)。故选D。【37题详解】考查动词。A.flowing流动；B.slipping滑倒；C.escaping逃跑；D.growing生长。这里把释放压力形象地比喻成让某些东西从桶中流(flowing)出来。故选A。【38题详解】考查形容词。A.typical典型的；B.valuable有价值的；C.casual随意的；D.exotic有毒的。在健身房、学校或办公室里努力工作，你可以产出一些有价值的东西。故选B。【39题详解】考查副词。A.suddenly突然地；B.surprisingly令人惊异地；C.partly部分地；D.thoroughly彻底地。但是积极的输出仍然(still)是输出，它们会消耗你的部分能量。故选C。【40题详解】考查介词。A.over在……之上；B.beyond超出；C.after之后；D.before之前。甚至是细微的漏洞也能随着时间的流逝导致显著的(significant)水流失。overtime随着时间的推移，故选A。21.Medicalbillswerepiling.Kidsneededglasses,carsneededrepairs,andthedogneededsurgery.Ontopofthat,Christmaswasalmost___21___ussopresentsneededtobepurchased.Butallofthatwas___22___whenmyhusband.Brian,waswaitinginourlocaltireshoptohavehissixtrucktires___23___onasnowynight.Heoverheardthetiresalesman___24___ayoungmomwith3childrenthatshewasinserious___25___ofallnewtires,aseachonewascompletely___26___down.___27___,theyoungmomsaidshedidn’thavethemoneytoreplacemorethanonetireonhercar.Onhearingthat,Brian___28___topayforatiretobeinstalled.___29___oftheonetirethiswomanwasabletopurchase.Brianknewthateventhoughitwasjustastart,theyoungmomwouldhemuch___30___drivingonthe___31___roadswithabalancedsetoftwonewtiresthantheywouldwithjustonenewtire.Theyoungmomwassosurprisedthatshe___32___chokedup.Eyesfilledwithtears,shethankedBrianandpulledaway.Myhusbandisanaturallymodest.___33___manwhofeelsrewardedinthegiving,notinthe___34___inlife.Soimaginehisunexpected___35___,whenhelaterdiscoveredthesalesmanhad___36___theentireamountspentonthe___37___tiretohisbill!___38___theseventiresmyhusbandbought,thesalesmanonly___39___himforsix.Thesimpleactofonemanmakingthedecisiontosharewhathehad,ratherthanworryingaboutwhathewould___40___,changedthingsthatnight.21.A.in

B.upon

C.for

D.before22.A.forgotten

B.solved

C.changed

D.purchased23.A.abandoned

B.repaired

C.examined

D.replaced24.A.warn

B.persuade

C.explain

D.mention25.A.danger

B.place

C.need

D.face26.A.taken

B.broken

C.pulled

D.worn27.A.Angrily

B.Disappointedly

C.Unexpectedly

D.Sadly28.A.hurried

B.tried

C.offered

D.used29.A.front

B.opposite

C.sure

D.instead30.A.safer

B.faster

C.happier

D.luckier31.A.icy

B.hard

C.dark

D.long32.A.greatly

B.finally

C.instantly

D.excitedly33.A.intelligent

B.meaningful

C.humorous

D.generous34.A.helping

B.receiving

C.using

D.thanking35.A.surprise

B.satisfaction

C.chance

D.discovery36.A.added

B.paid

C.discounted

D.returned37.A.spare

B.extra

C.new

D.whole38.A.Regardlessof

B.Morethan

C.Ratherthan

D.Inspiteof39.A.sold

B.charged

C.asked

D.appreciated40.A.comeacross

B.comeover

C.gowithout

D.gofor参考答案：21.B

22.A

23.D

24.A

25.C

26.D

27.D

28.C

29.B

30.A

31.A

32.C

33.D

34.B

35.A

36.D

37.B

38.C

39.B

40.C本文通过讲述作者丈夫的经历，说明爱心可以传递，并且告诉我们这样一个道理，分享自己拥有的，而不是担心自己没有的。21.B考查介词。由sopresentsneededtobepurchased.可知圣诞节几乎临近。in在……之内，upon接近，for因为，before在……之前。22.A考查动词。由whenmyhusband.Brian,waswaitinginourlocaltireshoptohavehissixtrucktires___3___onasnowynight.可知但是所有的那些都被忘记了。forgotten忘记，solved解决，changed改变，purchased购买。23.D考查动词。由theyoungmomsaidshedidn’thavethemoneytoreplacemorethanonetireonhercar.可知我的丈夫正在等待着六个卡车轮胎被替换。abandoned抛弃，repaired修理，examined检查，replaced替换。24.A考查动词。由shewasinserious___5___ofallnewtires,可知这位轮胎售货员在提醒这位年轻的妈妈。warn提醒，persuade劝说，explain解释，mention提到。25.C考查语义理解。由aseachonewascompletely___6___down.可知这位年轻的妈妈需要所有的轮胎。danger危险，place地方，need需要，face面对。26.D考查固定短语。由Heoverheardtheliresalesman___4___ayoungmomwith3childrenthatshewasinserious___5___ofallnewtires,可知每个轮胎都完全磨损了。weardown磨损，是固定短语。27.D考查副词。由theyoungmomsaidshedidn’thavethemoneytoreplacemorethanonetireonhercar.可知非常悲哀，这位年轻的母亲说她没有钱为她的车替换更多的轮胎。Angrily

愤怒地，Disappointedly失望地，Unexpectedly出乎意料地，Sadly悲哀地。28.C考查动词。Brian提议为一个轮胎付款。hurried催促，tried尝试，offered提议，used用。29.B考查语义理解。这个轮胎对面的那个轮胎，这位女士能够购买。front前面，opposite对面，sure确信的，instead代替。30.A考查形容词比较级。Brian知道即使只是一个开始，这位年轻的母亲在结冰的道路上行驶也会更安全。safer更安全，faster更快，happier更快乐，luckier更幸运。31.A考查形容词。由上文onasnowynight可知这位年轻的母亲在结冰的道路上行驶也会更安全。icy结满冰的，hard努力的，dark黑暗的，long长的。32.C考查副词。这位年轻的妈妈太吃惊了，以至于立即哽咽了。greatly大大地，finally

最后，instantly立即，excitedly兴奋。33.D考查形容词。由whofeelsrewardedinthegiving,可知作者的丈夫是一个天生谦虚和慷慨的人。intelligent智能的，meaningful有意义的，humorous幽默的，generous慷慨的。34.B考查动词。作者的丈夫感觉在生活中，付出是一种奖励，而不是接受。helping帮助，receiving接受，using使用，thanking感谢。35.A考查名词。由whenhelaterdiscoveredthesalesmanhad___16___theentireamountspentonthe___17___tiretohisbill!可知所以可以想象他意料之外的吃惊。surprise吃惊，satisfaction满意，chance机会，discovery发现。36.D考查动词。后来他发现售货员退还了他账单中额外的轮胎钱。added增加，paid支付，discounted打折扣，returned退还。37.B考查形容词。后来他发现售货员退还了他账单中额外的轮胎钱。spare多余的，extra

额外的，new新的，whole完整的。38.C考查固定短语。而不是我丈夫买的七个轮胎，这名售货员只收了六个轮胎的钱。Regardlessof不管，Morethan超出，Ratherthan而不是，Inspiteof尽管。39.B考查动词。而不是我丈夫买的七个轮胎，这名售货员只收了六个轮胎的钱。sold销售，charged收费，asked问，appreciated欣赏。40.C考查固定短语。一个人纯朴的行为做出了这样的决定，分享他拥有的，而不是担心他没有的。comeacross偶然遇见，comeover顺便来访，gowithout没有，gofor去找。【名师点睛】完形填空题的命题特点及答题方法：1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力完形填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。小题7考查副词。由theyoungmomsaidshedidn’thavethemoneytoreplacemorethanonetireonhercar.可知非常悲哀，这位年轻的母亲说她没有钱为她的车替换更多的轮胎。Angrily

愤怒地，Disappointedly失望地，Unexpectedly出乎意料地，Sadly悲哀地。3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。小题15考查名词。由whenhelaterdiscoveredthesalesmanhad___16___theentireamountspentonthe___17___tiretohisbill!可知所以可以想象他意料之外的吃惊。surprise吃惊，satisfaction满意，chance机会，discovery发现。5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。三、阅读理解22.JamesProud,aBritishbusinessmanwhosettledinSanFranciscolaunchedaTwittercampaigncalled“StopDST”.DaylightSavingTime(DST)referstothetimeduringthesummerwhenclocksareonehouraheadofstandardtime.“Daylightsavingwascreatedtosaveenergy,anditdoesn’treallydothat.”Proudsaid,“butwhat’sevenworseareitsnegativehealtheffects.It’sbothoutdatedandharmful.”daylightsavinghasbeenlinkedtoasurprisingnumberofhealthissuessuchasheartattacks,butProudhasaparticularinterestinthetopicbecauseofitsdisruptive（破坏性的）effectsonsleep.Lastyear,Germanresearcherssuggestedthatourbodycocksneverreallyadjusttdaylightsaving,whichcausesahostofhealthproblems.TillRoennebergofLudwig-MaximilliansUniversitysaidthatbecauseofDST,“themajorityofthepopulationhasseverelydecreasedproductivity,decreasedqualityoflife,increasingchanceofgettingillness,andisjustplaintired.”Theweekafterdaylightsavingalsowitnessesasuddenincreaseinfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtotheUniversityofColorado.Itisbelievedthatthisiscausedbothbydisruptedsleepschedulesandtheshiftofdaylighthoursfromthemorningtotheevening.“Daylightsavingisaneconomictradition.Andalleconomicchoicesinvolveachievingabalance.”saidbehavioraleconomistDavidGerard.“Evenifwedecidetoabolishdaylightsaving,therewouldbealargenumberofunhappypeople.”Somesuchpeopleareshiftworks,studentsandparentsofschoolchildren,allofwhomgettoenjoyanextrahourofdaylightafterworkorclasswithDST.Plus,restaurantslovetheextraeveningsalesDSTallows.Daylightsavinghasalsobeenlinkedtolowercrimerates,duetothe“deterrenteffect”oflongerdaylight.Basically,morelightincreaseacriminal’schancesofbeingseenbywitnessesorpolice,whichdiscouragescriminalactivity.GerardalsopointoutthatanextrahourofdaylighthasvastlymoreinfluenceintheAmericanSouth,wherethesunsetsearlier,eveninthesummer,thaninthenorth.That’swhyresidentsofsouthernstatesmayvaluesDSTmore.29.WhatcausesProud’sgreatestconcern?A.DSTnotkeepingupwitheconomicdevelopmentB.DSTresultingindisorderinpeople’ssleepscheduleC.DSTstoppingpeoplefromworkingproductively.D.DSTnothelpingtosaveenergyanymore30.HowisProud’sviewpointsupportedinthetext?A.ByinterviewingexpertsB.Bymakingcomparisons（比较）C.ByprovidinggeneralrulesD.Bypresentingresearchfindings31.WhatwasGerard’sattitudetowardsDST?A.Abitdoubtful

B.AlittleworriedC.Fairlyobjective

D.Stronglyopposed32.Whichofthefollowingisrelatedtothedeterrenteffectoflongerdaylight?A.FewertrafficaccidentsB.FewercriminalactivitiesC.MorepeopleshoppingafterworkD.Morepeopleeatinginrestaurants参考答案：29-32.BADC本文介绍了英国商人JamesProud在推特上法医的“StopDST”这一运动。29．根据第二段中becauseofitsdisruptive（破坏性的）effectsonsleep．和第三段thisiscausedbothbydisruptedsleepschedulesandtheshiftofdaylighthoursfromthemorningtotheevening．可知DST导致人们睡眠时间的紊乱。故选B。30．根据全文可知对于Proud观点的支持主要是通过一些专家来体现的。故选A。31．根据第五段之后的内容可知Gerard强烈反对DST。故选D。32．根据倒数第三段Plus,restaurantslovetheextraeveningsalesDSTallows．一句可知更多的人工作后去购物。故选C。23.

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意答题后的词数要求)。[1]In2009,thenumberofhungrypeopleintheworldreachedonebillionforthefirsttime.Itisdifficultnottobeshockedbythefactthatmorethanoneinsevenpeopleontheplanetdonothaveenoughtoeat.Bytheendofthisyear,morethan35millionpeoplewillhavediedasaresultof

.HungerkillsmorepeopleperyearthanAIDSandmalaria(疟疾)combined.